When we started ThinkZone a decade ago, Edtech wasn’t a buzzword. It was a belief that technology, when used the right way, could help children learn better, no matter where they lived, how much their parents earned, or whether their schools had internet. But over the years, I’ve watched the meaning of Edtech slowly drift. […]
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On International Day of Education, leaders across the private sector and civil society have come together to launch LiftEd (Learning and Innovation in FLN to Transform Education) an initiative that will impact the lives of 4 million children in India across 5 years. With all partners working together to achieve these results, the diverse coalition
Currently, Ajay is studying in grade 3 at Government Primary School, Bagchati. From the baseline assessment, it was observed that being a third grader, Ajay does not have the skills required in a grade three student. To tell a little more about Ajay, he prefered to sit on the last bench in the classroom and
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National Education Policy, 2020 says the education system aims to produce engaged, productive, and contributing citizens to build an equitable, inclusive, and plural society. The curriculum and pedagogy must be designed such that students can develop a profound respect for Constitutional values and Fundamental Duties, a sense of national pride, and a conscientious understanding of
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ପୃଷ୍ଠ ଭୂମି ମୌଳିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଏକ ଶିଶୁ ପାଇଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତର ସମସ୍ତ ଶିକ୍ଷାର ମୂଳଦୁଆ ତିଆରି କରିଥାଏ । ବୁଝିବା, ଲେଖିବା ଏବଂ ମୌଳିକ ଗାଣିତିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ସହିତ ପଢିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ ହେବା ଏକ ପିଲାକୁ କଠିନ ଧାରଣା ବୁଝିବା ଓ ସମାଧାନ କରିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ କରିଥାଏ । ମାତ୍ର ଏହି ମୌଳିକ କୌଶଳ ହାସଲ ନକରିବା ପିଲାକୁ ତୃତୀୟ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ପାଠକୁ ଜଟିଳ କରିଥାଏ । ଉଦାହରଣ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଯଦି ଜଣେ ପିଲା
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One decade before, by education, we meant its students, school, classroom, books, or teachers. But as time changes, the very element of education has changed. In recent years the rise of the edtech industry has changed the idea of education. Education is not limited to the classroom, textbooks, or school. With the introduction of virtual
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MAY 2021 NEWSLETTER THE STATE OF THE STATE CONCLAVE ODISHA Our founder Binayak Acharya was a part of “The State of the State Conclave Odisha 2022” organized by India Today in association with the Government of Odisha. In the conclave, Binayak spoke about the opportunities and challenges for new-age entrepreneurs in Odisha and discussed how
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Developing nations like India have multiple problems to solve in their society, and providing access to quality education to millions of children is one of these problems. Solving this enormous challenge is not the work of a single individual or an organization; that’s why there are multiple platforms on the front foot to solve this
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This is the story of my organization ThinkZone, which is running a revolutionary experiment that can solve the educational crisis in India by developing youth from low-resource settings into the edu-leaders. In this post, I am only going to focus on how youth become skillful through ThinkZone fellowship and if you think I make sense,
